Yeah, they quit their jobs all the time to do something else (often to join the administration). I’m pretty confused about why Palin is getting so much grief about it, except for the fact that the media wants to hurt Palin so much that it doesn’t matter to them if their attacks make any sense.
Politicians quit the jobs they have when they get a promotion. Like Clinton resigning from the Senate to be the Secretary of State.
Palin didn’t get a promotion.
She didn’t quit her job to take a promotion.
She’s not walking into a new appointment, or even a new political campaign.